How to Survive in a Family Business (without losing your mind)

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Family Business Podcast discussing trials and tribulations of working in, on, or for a family business

Jeremy Rosenblatt


    • Apr 25, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 18m AVG DURATION
    • 37 EPISODES


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    4.25.22 - Comedian Alex Woody

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 32:36


    Alex Woody is currently trying to make it as a comedian, but in his younger days he worked for his grandfather and then his father. We had fun discussing working with family and he had fun making me laugh throughout the interview. Check out Alex's Comedy Podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ffe6OUxmCsXANk4x2ddYF?si=78337947b49545b8 Follow him on Instagram - @_alexwoodycomedy

    4.18.22 - Katy Cook; Crown Trophy Pleasanton

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 21:17


    First new interview of 2022.  Katy Cook has worked for families for most of her adult life in several different capacities.  She currently works for me at Crown Trophy but we discussed both her past and current jobs working with families other than her own.

    4.11.22 - Siana Riedel, California Healthy Harvest

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 17:41


    Replay of my interview with Siana Riedel from 2020

    4.4.22 - April Duarte, Compass

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 21:08


    Replay of my interview with April Duarte

    3.28.22 - Josh Adler, Legacy Carpet & Upholstry

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 28:04


    Replay of the interview with Josh Adler

    3.21.22 - Jerry Rosenblatt, Crown Trophy of Pleasanton

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 21:25


    Replay of the interview I did with my Dad

    3.14.22 - Sam Falcon; Bay Home and Window

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 17:21


    Replay of my interview with Sam Falcon

    3.7.22 - Dennis Erokan, Founder of BAM magazine

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 32:24


    Replay of my interview with Dennis Eroken, the founder of BAM Magazine and the Bammies

    2.28.22 - Shelby Swanson, Swanson Real Estate Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 16:01


    Replay of my interview with Shelby Swanson

    2.14.22 - Crystal Diamond, Characterz Cafe and Coffee Roasters

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 48:51


    Replay of the interview I did with Crystal Diamond

    2.7.22 - Carol Rosenblatt, Crown Trophy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 8:06


    Replay of the interview I did with my mom

    1.31.22 - Nick Valenziano; Porky's Pizza Palace

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 18:36


    Replay of my interview with Nick Valenziano, Insurance agent & Owner of Porky's Pizza Palace

    1.24.22 - Billy Buckley; ENT Networks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 16:58


    Replay of interview with Billy Buckley

    1.10.22 - KJ Newbery; Bras & Mattos Monuments

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 14:03


    Replay of the interview with KJ Newbery of Bras & Mattos

    1.3.22 - Intro Revisted

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 11:36


    This is the intro episode mashed up with the interviews from both of my parents to get all 3 perspectives as to how Crown Trophy of Pleasanton was formed

    Episode 22 - April Duarte

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 21:19


    April has been interested in real estate since high school and out of college decided to make it her career.  Eventually her dad joined her and they still work together, and her mom stages for them.  We discuss what it's like working with your parents.

    Episode 21 - Josh Adler

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 28:51


    Josh Adler has grown up doing all sorts of cleaning since his dad owned a carpet cleaning and restoration business.  When his dad retired, he started out on his own.  We discuss his life in the cleaning business and what it was like working with his dad.

    Episode 20 - Jerry Rosenblatt

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 21:53


    My dad Jerry worked for 30+ years in the jewelry industry as a General Manager and District Manager where he managed up to 150 people. We discuss what it was like going from that environment to working in a much smaller business and working with his wife and kids.

    Episode 19 - Sam Falcon

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 18:16


    Sam Falcon has a bit of a different perspective since she married into the family business. We discussed what it's like being around your spouse and in-laws all the time.

    Episode 18 - Siana Riedel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 17:46


    Siana Riedel works with her dad and brother at the company they own, California Healthy Harvest.  We discuss working with our families as well as the thoughts we have about trying to prepare ourselves and our companies for the future while working in the present.

    Episode 17 - Crystal Diamond

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2020 49:17


    Crystal Diamond owns Characterz Cafe & Coffee Roasters, just a few doors down from us at Crown Trophy. We discuss some of the ins and outs of entrepreneurship as well as working with family and friends.

    Episode 16 - Shelby Swanson

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2020 16:14


    Shelby Swanson works on the Swanson Real Estate Team with her parents and has only good things to say.  She feels incredibly grateful to be working with and learning from her mom.

    Episode 15 - Dennis Erokan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 32:37


    Dennis Erokan has always felt like working with family was a standard practice.  We discuss working with his brother, his wife, his in-laws, and his children and how much he has always loved working with family members. 

    Episode 14 - Carol Rosenblatt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 8:14


    I sat down with my mom, who alongside my dad, opened the company I work for, Crown Trophy and built it up to be the successful business it is today that I run the day to day operations of.  

    Episode 13 - Nick Valenziano

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2020 18:07


    Nick Valenziano works with his family pretty much at all times.  When he's not working with his father-in-law as an insurance agent, he's working at Porky's Pizza Palace with basically the rest of his family.  

    Episode 12 - Billy Buckley

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2020 16:45


    Interview with Billy Buckley, the CEO of ENT Networks in Pleasanton

    Ep 11 - Interview with KJ Newbery

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2020 15:33


    My first interview on the show. A good friend of mine KJ who works for Bras & Mattos

    Episode 10 - Burnout

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2019 4:28


    Getting burnt out happens to everyone

    Episode 9 - Venting

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2019 7:24


    How and why I use venting to cope with working with family

    Episode 8 - Trade Offs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2019 13:42


    Everything in life is a trade off, this episode is just talking about a couple of the sorts of trade offs you deal with when getting into the family business

    Episode 7 - Days off

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2019 4:57


    Taking a day off may not be an actual true day off in a family business

    Episode 6 - Meetings

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2018 6:35


    Difference between meetings in a family business vs in a larger corporation

    Episode 5 - Empathy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2018 10:11


    Episode 5 - Empathy and how it can help. ESPECIALLY when working with people you are so close with

    Episode 4 - Vacation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2018 5:54


    Talking about how vacation can be different in a family business

    Episode 3 - Blurred Lines

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2018 8:17


    Talking about how work life can mix with personal life in a family business

    Episode 2 - Disagreements/Arguments

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2018 10:07


    Discussing Arguing/disagreeing with family members (or friends) that you work with

    Episode 1 - Intro

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2018 9:07


    Introducing the podcast How to Survive in a family business (without losing your mind)

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